Raja Kannan v. Apple, Inc.

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

AUG 31 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RAJA KANNAN, No. 20-17211

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 5:17-cv-07305-EJD

v.

MEMORANDUM*

APPLE, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Edward J. Davila, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 29, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: W. FLETCHER, BYBEE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

Raja Kannan (“Kannan”) appeals from the district court’s grant of Apple,

Inc.’s (“Apple”) motion for summary judgment on his unlawful discrimination,

retaliation, and wrongful termination claims.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Kannan was employed by Apple in its Cupertino, California, office between

August 2011 and April 2017. He began working in the Apple Product Support

group, managed by…